Cyclist

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who rides a cycle, especially a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling.

    "A solitary cyclist was coming towards us. His head was down and his shoulders rounded, as he put every ounce of energy that he possessed on to the pedals. He was flying like a racer."

  2. 2
    a person who rides a bicycle wordnet
  3. 3
    A motorcyclist. dated

    "Most of the cyclists were members of the Pagans' Motorcycle Club of Washington."

Synonyms

All synonyms
bicyclistbikerwheelerbicyclerbicyclistcycleman

Example

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"While the car driver obtains an approximate view of a blooming meadow the city cyclist notices the different colors and scents of the blossoms, the smell of freshly mown grass, the swoosh of leaves of a chestnut tree, the sunlight twinkling through trees shimmering green in springtime."

Etymology

From cycle + -ist, 1882.

Related phrases

non-cyclistpedal cyclisttrack cyclisttrick cyclist

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